A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Ponder Lions take on the Fossil Ridge Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Ponder will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Ponder's tournament run continued when they took on John Paul II on Friday. Ponder came out on top against John Paul II by a score of 60-51. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Cardinals are ranked 482nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fossil Ridge has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell just short of Waxahachie by a score of 49-47 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Panthers have suffered since February 12th.
Ponder's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points per game. As for Fossil Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
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